Ruth Livier, PhD

Semi-regular reminder that a sane country would have already impeached and removed. But then again a sane country wouldn’t have elected a maniac criminal twice in the first place.

BREAKING: Our opposition and upset over Jimmy Kimmel being taken off air have led to Kimmel coming back. Let's organize that much noise for reporters like Mario Guevara detained (despite being here legally) for filming police & ICE:

Call Your Local ABC Station: Stop Caving to Trump Tell ABC: Put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air and start standing up for free speech and your own viewers. P.S. Many ABC affiliates operate across state lines. If our call form didn’t show you the station...

ICYMI Free Press team built a tool that makes it easy to find your local ABC affiliate station and its phone number. Give them a call!

We need to let these companies and the Federal Censorship Commission know that we've had enough of their capitulation, cowardice and corruption.

At DOJ, at DOD, at the FBI….literally everywhere, this is what you hear over and over again.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.

"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)".
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Community demands release of 18-year-old detained by federal agents Community members, immigrant rights organizations and LAUSD teachers continue to demand the immediate release of 18-year-old Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz, who was detained by federal agents in Van Nuys almost two

Community members, immigrant rights organizations and LAUSD teachers continue to demand the immediate release of 18-year-old Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz, who was detained by federal agents in Van Nuys almost two weeks ago.

As Nexstar's unlawful acquisition of TEGNA makes headlines, we're reminded of what's at stake.

A cartel of billionaires and conglomerates dominate our media landscape through mergers and acquisitions. They concentrate control over what we see, read & hear.

Free Press is tracking it all.

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There needs to be a congressional investigation into ICE and its practices. The agency needs to be completely dissolved and its agents and officers need to be prosecuted for any and all crimes committed.

Jeffries isn't the one. He proves it again. The Democratic leadership needs to go. The party has its lowest rating in modern history because of these cowards who bend the knee to corporate donors

Mamdani is going to win & they're all gonna look weak. Also he lives in a rent stabilized apartment.

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The man convicted of 34 felonies is trying to educate us about crime? Did we get that right?

#ReleaseTheCuomoList

Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near al-Shifa hospital Israel said it targeted well known reporter Anas al-Sharif and alleged he was part of Hamas, which Al Jazeera has denied.

The basement is sub-basement. This is unacceptable. For press freedom. For the reporters who lost their lives. The truth that has been recast so grossly to frame these people as terrorists, simply for doing their jobs of shedding light on what is happening in Gaza. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Undocumented immigrants aren’t showing up to work because they face a double threat:

📌 ICE could roll up to the job site, because it’s easier to target hardworking people than go after real criminals.

📌 When the work’s done, some employers refuse to pay and threaten to call ICE.

My 1st @netrootsnation.bsky.social conference has been an invigorating experience! A community coming together to continue building our movement against authoritarianism. Amazing speakers: K Crenshaw, D Huerta, B O’Rourke, the list goes on! Proud to represent @freepress.bsky.social #NN25

We heard you!

Free Press' @rlivier.bsky.social developed this toolkit for anyone asking what they can do to fight authoritarianism.

Check it out. Share it. Use it. But, above all, know your rights and stay safe.

Find the toolkit here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Cornyn says FBI has granted his request to help track down Texas House Democrats The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment and has not independently confirmed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s claim.

The FBI has no business—or legal authority—to track down Texas House Democrats. The list of people willing to abuse their power to help Trump steal five congressional seats is growing. It’s a threat to the rule of law and our democracy. www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...

The Future of Freedom Free Press convenes community activists, issue experts, lawmakers and members of the media to offer public education about the stakes of this moment.

The Future of Freedom campaign continues to provide community resources, including actionable guides in English and Spanish, from civil right experts fighting for our democracy.

Find those and much more from @attorneynora.bsky.social and @rlivier.bsky.social:

www.freepress.net/future-freed...

Every day, the Trump regime deploys strategies from the authoritarian playbook in its aggressive attempt to dismantle our democracy.

Free Press's NEW resource guide from @rlivier.bsky.social, "Organizing Against Authoritarianism", is our response.

You need this: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Organizing Against Authoritarianism Toolkit Table of Contents Introduction: Fighting Authoritarianism ………………………………….……………………….……………………………… 3 Part I: Understanding the Threats Facing Our Communities ……………………………………………………….. 5 Know your rights a...

Our new toolkit "Organizing Against Authoritarianism"! I am so proud of this living, breathing guide, led by @freepress.bsky.social's @rlivier.bsky.social for communities to understand their constitutional rights, to organize on & offline, w/ trusted resources: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Who Owns the Media Who owns the 35 most powerful media companies in America? Learn how these giants came to dominate the U.S. media landscape through mergers, acquisition and manipulation. Free Press rates their ability...

I am honored to announce the release of groundbreaking @freepress.bsky.social research & analysis with our inaugural "Media Capitulation Index" which examines how major corporate media companies are bending the knee to Trump & those in power. Check out the rankings & @timkarr.bsky.social analysis:

Finally, read the accompanying paper, which analyzes the ways that America's fourth estate is systemically failing to defend democracy and a free press against political thuggery.

Let me know what you think!!

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Free Press ‘Media Capitulation Index’ Reveals How the Nation’s Biggest Media Companies Are Responding to Trump The sweeping investigation into the 35 largest American media conglomerates finds many are failing to defend democracy and a free press against authoritarian threats.

"Media capitulation is a slippery slope. Once owners compromise their companies’ editorial independence — once they step across the line into compliance — the temptation to cave further to official pressure grows even stronger."

My statement at launch of the Media Capitulation Index...

Map overlaid with a post by "friendly Armadillo" reporting ICE activity at 3955 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA. Headline: "Woman Forcibly Pulled into White Dodge Magnum at ARCO."

Map of LA overlaid with a post reading "Están Atras de la HOME DEPOT SOBRE LA VALLEY VIEW Y LINCONL.!! Trucha no se an bajado siguen adentro esperando... Location 5890 Lincoln Ave, Cypress, CA 90630, EE. UU. Activity / ¿Qué están haciendo? Dentro de dos van Uniform/Clothing: ¿Qué llevaban puesto? Si en mascarados How many? / ¿Cuantos oficiales? 406 Time/Hora 8.10 Date/Fecha 6/30/2025 IMODERATOR ONLY] Status / Estado UNCONFIRMED | NO CONFIRMADO IMODERATOR ONLY] Enforcement Activity / Nivel de Actividad Enforcement vehicle. No"

Map of LA overlaid with post reading "8511 Duchess Dr, Whittier, CA 90606 La Cañada Flintridge 210 ndale 134 HIGHLAND PAR 110) Angeles BOYLE HEIGHTS 5 Location 8511 Duchess Dr, Whittier, CA 90606 Activity / ¿Qué están haciendo? varias camionetas estacionadas cerca de la libreria, sobre la slauson mucho cuidado ice Uniform/Clothing: ¿Qué llevaban puesto? verde How many? / ¿Cuantos oficiales? 10 Time/Hora 7:34am Date/Fecha"

This map will show you ICE sightings and abductions from *today*. A lot of activity in Cypress Park/Eagle Rock, including a mass abduction at Home Depot. padlet.com/PeopleoverPa...

Neo-Nazi Teenagers Across America Starting Their Own Active Clubs A dangerous new front in youth radicalization is spreading across the U.S., as neo-Nazi "Youth Clubs" modeled on the white supremacist Active Club network gain traction among teens aged 15 to 18. With...

Neo-Nazi “Youth Clubs” are forming across the U.S., targeting boys aged 15 to 18 with white supremacist propaganda, MMA training, and recruitment tactics modeled after the violent Active Club network. Active in at least 42 states, the movement is spreading both online and offline.

Trump's attack on free speech continues to twist the definition of the First Amendment in order to police and censor those who oppose the administration. But what is free speech, exactly?

Let us explain.

Find more resources from Free Press' Future of Freedom initiative: bit.ly/futureoffree...

MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs?

VOUGHT: I reject the assertion

MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact

Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.